OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Rice is 24. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Constant Illumination Boosts Rice Immunity via the Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Signaling Pathway: A Mechanistic Exploration	88
Small Papillae Regulated by SPD25 are Critical for Balancing Photosynthetic CO2 Assimilation and Water Loss in Rice	79
Simultaneous Enhancement of iron Deficiency Tolerance and Iron Accumulation in Rice by Combining the Knockdown of OsHRZ Ubiquitin Ligases with the Introduction of Engineered Ferric-chelate Reductase	71
Gγ-protein GS3 Function in Tight Genetic Relation with OsmiR396/GS2 to Regulate Grain Size in Rice	64
Understanding Rice Responses to the Combination of Bacterial Panicle Blight and High Night Temperatures	50
Identification of Novel Quantitative Trait Loci for Culm Thickness of Rice Derived from Strong-Culm Landrace in Japan, Omachi	44
GATA Family Transcription Factor OsGATA1 Regulates Grain Size and Brassinosteroid Biosynthesis in Rice	42
Revealing Genomic Traits and Evolutionary Insights of Oryza officinalis from Southern China Through Genome Assembly and Transcriptome Analysis	42
Salicylic Acid Acts Upstream of Auxin and Nitric Oxide (NO) in Cell Wall Phosphorus Remobilization in Phosphorus Deficient Rice	40
Can the Wild Perennial, Rhizomatous Rice Species Oryza longistaminata be a Candidate for De Novo Domestication?	36
Overexpression of the BAHD Acyltransferase-Like Protein gene OsDCR Enhances Salt Tolerance in Rice	36
MORE FLORET1 Interacts with C-type Replication Protein A Complex and Regulates Male Meiosis in Rice	34
Improving Rice Grain Quality Through Ecotype Breeding for Enhancing Food and Nutritional Security in Asia–Pacific Region	32
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Increase Blast Resistance and Grain Yield in Japonica Rice Cultivars in Flooded Fields	31
Deciphering the Genetic Basis of Allelopathy in japonica Rice Cultivated in Temperate Regions Using a Genome-Wide Association Study	31
Impairment of the Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase 2 Gene Induces Lesion Mimicry and Downregulates Tetrapyrrole Biosynthesis Pathway Genes in Rice	29
Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Foliar Application Effectively Enhanced Zinc and Aroma Content in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Grains	28
Rice MPK17 Plays a Negative Role in the Xa21-Mediated Resistance Against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae	28
E3 Ubiquitin Ligase OsRFI2 Regulates Salinity Tolerance by Targeting Ascorbate Peroxidase OsAPX8 for its Degradation in Rice	28
Construction of a Female Sterility Maintaining System Based on a Novel Mutation of the MEL2 Gene	27
Optimization of Multi-Generation Multi-location Genomic Prediction Models for Recurrent Genomic Selection in an Upland Rice Population	26
The Signal Peptidase MoSpc2 Orchestrates Fungal Development, Protein Secretion and Pathogenicity in Magnaporthe oryzae	25
Modelling and Using Spatial Effects in Nationwide Historical Data Improve Genomic Prediction of Rice Heading Date in Japan	24
Autotetraploidy of rice does not potentiate the tolerance to drought stress in the seedling stage	24
Epiallelic Variation of TILLER ANGLE CONTROL 5 (TAC5) Regulates Tiller Angle by Modulating Gravitropism in Rice	24

Measurements of Antibacterial Activity of Seed Crude Extracts in Cultivated Rice and Wild Oryza Species